Section 3: Basic Financial Functions  43 
 
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Example 1:
 Your good friend needs a loan to start his latest enterprise and has 
requested that you lend him $450 for 60 days. You lend him the money at 7% 
simple interest, to be calculated on a 360-day basis. What is the amount of 
accrued interest he will owe you in 60 days, and what is the total amount owed
?
 
Keystrokes 
(RPN mode) 
Display  
60
n
 
60.00 
Stores the number of days. 
7
¼
 
7.00 
Stores the annual interest rate. 
450
Þ$
 
–450.00 
Stores the principal. 
fÏ
 
5.25 
Accrued interest, 360-day basis. 
+
 
455.25 
Total amount: principal plus accrued 
interest. 
In ALG mode, perform the steps in the RPN listing above, except replace the last 
step with the step below. 
Keystrokes 
(ALG mode) 
Display   
+~}
 
455.25 
Total amount: principal plus accrued 
interest. 
Example 2:
 Your friend agrees to the 7% interest on the loan from the preceding 
example, but asks that you compute it on a 365-day basis rather than a 360-day 
basis. What is the amount of accrued interest he will owe you in 60 days, and 
what is the total amount owed
?
 
Keystrokes 
(RPN mode) 
Display  
60
n 
7
¼ 
450
Þ$
 
60.00 
7.00 
–450.00
If you have not altered the numbers in 
the n, i, and PV registers since the 
preceding example, you may skip 
these keystrokes. 
fÏd~
 
5.18 
Accrued interest, 365-day basis. 
+
 
455.18 
Total amount: principal plus accrued 
interest. 
In ALG mode, perform the steps in the RPN listing above, except replace the last 
step with the step below. 
Keystrokes 
(ALG mode) 
Display   
+~}
 
455.18 
Total amount: principal plus accrued 
interest.